{"id":3035,"date":"2020-11-15T23:30:38","date_gmt":"2020-11-15T23:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dept.writing.wisc.edu\/wac\/?page_id=3035"},"modified":"2021-03-01T15:05:51","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T15:05:51","slug":"online-writing-toolkit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dept.writing.wisc.edu\/wac\/newsletter-2\/online-writing-toolkit\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Writing Toolkit"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3035\" class=\"elementor elementor-3035\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7471a3b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7471a3b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b08036\" data-id=\"4b08036\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2309acd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2309acd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Online Writing Toolkit\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95a0849 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95a0849\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Intentional online writing instruction can create community in your classroom, stretch students\u2019 understanding of a discipline or genre, provide opportunities for meaningful interaction between you and your students, and promote student engagement with course material.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">This Toolkit provides you with:\u00a0<strong>strategies for incorporating low-stakes (informal) and high-stakes (formal) online writing activities <\/strong>into your course in ways that are accessible to your students, <b>examples of well-designed low-stakes and high-stakes online writing activities, <\/b>and <b>assessment strategies <\/b>for online writing that reflect the principles of inclusive pedagogy.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e2d1fd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e2d1fd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7803d79\" data-id=\"7803d79\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82ef774 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"82ef774\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1371\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1371\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Assigning Low-Stakes Writing<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1371\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1371\"><p>Although writing may feel like an inherently high-stakes activity\u2014it\u2019s personal and it\u2019s most always evaluated in a classroom setting\u2014it doesn\u2019t have to be. Using low-stakes writing in your online classroom can be a great way to develop students\u2019 comfort and confidence with writing. As composition scholar Peter Elbow writes, \u201cIn a sense, we get to throw away the low-stakes writing itself but keep the neural changes it produced in students\u2019 heads.\u201d <strong>By low-stakes writing, we mean: informal and (usually) non-evaluative writing that allows students to practice articulating and developing their ideas, whether for reflective purposes or in preparation for a larger, high-stakes assignment.<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/dept.writing.wisc.edu\/wac\/newsletter-2\/online-writing-toolkit\/principles-low-stakes\/\"><b>Principles for Assigning and Responding to Low-Stakes Writing<\/b><\/a><\/p><p><b>Types of Low-Stakes Writing<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/dept.writing.wisc.edu\/wac\/newsletter-2\/online-writing-toolkit\/discussion-boards\/\">Discussion Boards<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/dept.writing.wisc.edu\/wac\/newsletter-2\/online-writing-toolkit\/blogs\/\">Blog Posts<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/dept.writing.wisc.edu\/wac\/newsletter-2\/online-writing-toolkit\/reflections\/\">Reflections<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/dept.writing.wisc.edu\/wac\/newsletter-2\/online-writing-toolkit\/twitter\/\">Twitter<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/dept.writing.wisc.edu\/wac\/newsletter-2\/online-writing-toolkit\/padlet\/\">Padlet<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1372\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1372\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Assigning High-Stakes Writing<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1372\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1372\"><p><strong>High-stakes writing\u2014by which we mean larger term papers or more formal types of writing<\/strong>\u2014may invite trepidation from both you and your students. With the resources below, you can chart your high-stakes writing activities intentionally and with consideration of what you want your students to ultimately produce. High-stakes writing should be informed by <a href=\"http:\/\/udlguidelines.cast.org\/\">Universal Design Learning<\/a> considerations, and you might consider offering students flexibility in what they submit to you. Read our Principles for Developing High-Stakes Writing for resources and suggestions as you develop your writing assignments.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/dept.writing.wisc.edu\/wac\/newsletter-2\/online-writing-toolkit\/principles-high-stakes\/\"><strong>Principles for Developing High-Stakes Writing<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p><strong>Examples of High-Stakes Writing Assignments from UW\u2013Madison Faculty &amp; Staff<\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/dept.writing.wisc.edu\/wac\/radio-stories-in-a-fig-course-syllabus\/\">Radio Stories in a FIG Course<\/a>, Erica Halverson, L&amp;S 106\u00a0<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/dept.writing.wisc.edu\/wac\/multimedia-writing-assignments-in-east-asian-visual-culture\/\">Multimedia Writing Assignments in East Asian Visual Culture<\/a>, Adam Kern, East Asian 433<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/genetics564.weebly.com\/uploads\/8\/6\/5\/7\/865764\/gen564semesterprojectspring1-13-20.pdf\">Website Creation for Genomics &amp; Bioinformatics<\/a>, Ahna Skop, Genetics 564<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1373\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1373\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Assessing Student Writing<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1373\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1373\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Especially in a remote course, carefully attending to your students\u2019 papers and responding in a constructive, engaged manner offers a unique opportunity to connect with students and to support their learning. Below, we share some principles for assessment and three ways to engage meaningfully with students through assessing their writing.<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/dept.writing.wisc.edu\/wac\/newsletter-2\/online-writing-toolkit\/principles-of-evaluating-student-writing\/\"><strong>Principles of Assessing Student Writing<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p><strong>Examples of Innovative Online Assessment<\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/dept.writing.wisc.edu\/wac\/newsletter-2\/online-writing-toolkit\/evaluating-high-stakes-writing-using-screencast-feedback\/\">Assessing\u00a0High-Stakes Writing Using <strong>Screencast Feedback<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/dept.writing.wisc.edu\/wac\/newsletter-2\/covid-19-writing-resources\/using-audio-feedback-to-respond-to-student-writing\/\">Using <strong>Audio Feedback<\/strong> to Respond to Student Writing<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/dept.writing.wisc.edu\/wac\/newsletter-2\/covid-19-writing-resources\/responding-to-and-evaluating-student-writing-with-canvass-speedgrader\/\">Responding to and Assessing Student Writing with <strong>Canvas&#8217; SpeedGrader<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Online Writing Toolkit Intentional online writing instruction can create community in your classroom, stretch students\u2019 understanding of a discipline or genre, provide opportunities for meaningful interaction between you and your students, and promote student engagement &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":2367,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3035","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dept.writing.wisc.edu\/wac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3035","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dept.writing.wisc.edu\/wac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dept.writing.wisc.edu\/wac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dept.writing.wisc.edu\/wac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dept.writing.wisc.edu\/wac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3035"}],"version-history":[{"count":59,"href":"https:\/\/dept.writing.wisc.edu\/wac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3035\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3522,"href":"https:\/\/dept.writing.wisc.edu\/wac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3035\/revisions\/3522"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dept.writing.wisc.edu\/wac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dept.writing.wisc.edu\/wac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3035"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}